Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that can detect signs of psychosis and guide precision treatment, a gene mutation that happened in two different high altitude populations thousands of years apart, and new findings of the mental impacts of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Psychosis Blood Test

“Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments.” UI School of Medicine. 2024.
“The Link Between Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder: A Unifying Hypothesis.” by Jibran Y. Khokhar, et al. 2019.
“Precision medicine for psychotic disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, and pharmacogenomics.” by M.D. Hill, et all. 2024.

Altitude Genes

“Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes.” by Phie Jacobs. 2024.
“High-altitude living has changed more than just the genes of some Peruvians.” by Freda Kreier. 2020.
“How the people of the Andes evolved to live in high altitudes.” by Lizzie Wade. 2018.
“Mutations may reveal how Tibetans can live on world’s highest plateau.” by Michael Price. 2017.

PCOS Cognition

“Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Decline in Midlife.” by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024.
“Associations of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Indicators of Brain Health at Midlife in the CARDIA Cohort.” by Heather G. Huddleston, MD, et al. 2024.
“White Matter Microstructure and Cognitive Function in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” by D. Aled Rees, et al. 2016.

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